Application Menu Management in Image Display Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image display devices face challenges in identifying and selecting the appropriate application among multiple installed applications, leading to user inconvenience and difficulty in executing the necessary operations.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for managing applications, which includes searching for available applications, generating an application list with selection menu items, and displaying an application key screen, allowing users to easily select and execute preferred applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple applications are installed in the image display device, then the functionality and versatility of the device are improved, but it becomes difficult for users to identify and select the appropriate application
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the application management interface into distinct functional areas: an application list displaying multiple installed applications, and a detailed application information area showing specifics about the selected application. This segmentation allows users to easily navigate between browsing available applications and obtaining detailed information, resolving the difficulty of identifying and selecting appropriate applications while maintaining support for multiple applications.
2Adaptability or versatility
If various applications are installed in one image display device, then the device versatility is improved, but it is difficult to identify information on each application
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a dimensional transition in the user interface by providing both a condensed application list view and an expanded detailed information view. Users can transition between these dimensions by selecting applications from the list, which then displays comprehensive information including application name, version, provider, and description. This dimensional approach ensures that information on each application is easily accessible while maintaining support for multiple applications.
3Ease of operation
If a comprehensive application menu is provided, then user convenience is improved, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts detailed application information into a separate dedicated display area, distinct from the main application list. This extraction allows the interface to maintain a clean, simple list view for browsing while providing comprehensive information when needed. The detailed information including application metadata and descriptions is taken out and displayed in an expanded view, reducing the perceived complexity while maintaining user convenience.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method for maintaining various application installed in an image display device, and more particularly, to a method for operating an image display device, the method allowing a user to more conveniently select and execute applications in configuring selection menus of the applications, and to an image display device using the method. The method comprises: searching for applications which can be used on an image display device; displaying a first application list including selected menu items of the selected applications; and displaying one or more application key screens from among the applications which are included in the first application list. Accordingly, the user of the image display device can be provided, from the image display device, with application menus, which include menu items for running the applications that can be used on the image display device.